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Teens learn about train dangers
(The following story by Justin Leighty appeared on the Elkhart Truth website on August 1, 2009.) ELKHART, Ind. — Police detained four teens after they brought a train to an emergency stop downtown early Friday. The four -- two juveniles and two 18-year-olds -- were...
NYC council OKs land use plan for Mass Transit Tunnel
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 31, 2009.) Earlier this week, the New York City Council approved a land use plan for the Access to the Region’s Core (ARC) Mass Transit Tunnel, clearing the way for the $8.7 billion project to...
Amtrak cleared for second daily train to Vancouver, B.C.
(The following story by Kristin Jackson appeared on The Seattle Times website on August 2, 2009.) SEATTLE — It’s been a long time coming, but a second daily passenger train between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., should start service some time this month. Amtrak...
Union Pacific cars derail, spill wheat in Nebraska
(The following story by Klark Byrd appeared on the Sun Telegraph website on July 31, 2009.) SIDNEY, Neb. — The cause of a wheat spilling four-car Union Pacific Railroad derailment on Thursday in a Sidney railyard remained under investigation Friday morning, railroad...
Norfolk Southern: Freight train fillet
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on August 2, 2009.) ALBANY, N.Y. — How do you fillet a freight train? It takes planning, according to Norfolk Southern Railway. The rail company used the term in a recent article to...
Fifth update: NSTB releases track back to D.C. Metro transit authority
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on August 1, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board today released the site of the Ft. Totten accident back to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The...
Future of Amtrak in Pensacola uncertain
(The following story by Carlton Proctor appeared on the Pensacola News Journal website on August 3, 2009.) PENSACOLA, Fla. — A recent Amtrak report is raising hopes among local passenger-train aficionados that the restoration of rail service through Pensacola is back...
Federal cash to build eco-friendly LIRR train wash
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 1, 2009.) NEW YORK — Officials say the Long Island Rail Road is going to be cleaner and greener, thanks to an influx of federal economic stimulus money. Gov. David Paterson announced Saturday that $25.5 million...
MBTA, CSX vow changes will avert delays
(The following story by Matt Rocheleau appeared on the Boston Globe website on August 2, 2009.) BOSTON — Operators of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s commuter rail service are pledging to install new switches and take other steps to avoid lengthy...
Genesee & Wyoming registers lower earnings, higher operating ratio
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 31, 2009.) Yesterday, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) reported second-quarter net income of $7.4 million, down more than 50 percent compared with second-quarter 2008 net income. Diluted earnings per...
